Sept 20 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc is intalks to sell its assets in a Gulf of Mexico oilfield to FocusOil to pay for its takeover of BG Group Plc, Bloomberg reportedon Thursday, citing people familiar with matter.
The deal could value Shell's stake in the Caesar Tonga fieldat about $1.3 billion, the report said. (https://bloom.bg/2xsl7CO)
Shell has a 22.5 percent working interest in Caesar Tonga,with the rest owned by companies including Anadarko PetroleumCorp, Equinor ASA and Chevron Corp,Bloomberg said, citing company filings.
Shell and Focus Oil did not immediately respond to a requestfor comment.
(Reporting by Sathvik N in Bengaluru, Editing by RosalbaO'Brien)